Machine for marking shoe-uppers.



f. A. RUMNEY. MACHINE POR MARKING SHOE UPPERS..

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1902.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SEEET 1.

F. A. RUMNEY.

MACHINE FOB. MARKING SHOE UPPERS.

APPLICATION FILED JArLzg, 1902.

989,058. Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNiTni) sTAaEs giganti? oFFion.

FRED A. BUMNEY, OF EAST SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, 0F PATERSON, NEW J ERSEY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. v

MACHINE FOR MARKING SHOE-UPPERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911;.

Application led January. 29, 1902. Serial No. 91,774.

do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

The present iiiveiit-ioii relates to a machine for marking shoe uppers tov indicate the points at which the eyelets are to be attached thereto.

The object of the invent-ion is to provide a machine by which that portion of the u per known in the art as the quarter can he readily and accurately marked, so as to enable the eyeleting machine o erator to set the eyelets in the proper position thereon.

With this object in view, my invention consists in the devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a machine for marking shoe uppers embodying my invention in the bestr form at present known to me; Fi 2 is ay view illustrating a central 4longitu inal section of the upper portion of the machine, the lower portion being shown in elevation; Fig. 3 is a front view; Fig. llis a plan view of that portion of a shoe upper known as the quarter, the projecting lining which has been sewed thereto being indicated in dotted lines and also the eyelets for one side 0f the quarter;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the quarter folded and in condition to be inserted in the machine shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3; Fig. 6 is a detail plan viewillustrating the arrangement of the gages of the machine shown in Figs.- 1, 2, and 3 and the manner in which two of the gages determine the position ot' the quarter wit-h relation to the marking device and Figs. 7 and 8 are detail |views illustrating the construction and arrangement of" ,the vamp markers with which' the machine shown in Figs. l, 2, and

-3 is preferably provided.

attached to the quarter after the two sides of lthe quarter, the lining, and the facing strips have been sewed together and in the case of mens shoes after the lacing hooks have been attached. A quarter for a mans shoe as it appears prior .to the eyeleting operation is indicated in full lilies at 1 in Fig. 4, the projecting lining being indicated by dotted lines. The lacing hooks are indicated at 2 and the eyelets which are to be attached t0 the left side of the quarter are'indicated at 3 in dotted lines. In the eyelet-setting operation, the eyelets are first set successively inthe right-hand side of the quarter beginning with the lowermost eyelet and then in the lefthand side of the quarter beginning with the highesteyelet. It is of the utmost importance that the lowest eyelet on each side of the quarter beset at a certain distance from the lower edge of the quarter, as these eyelets determine the position of the quarter with relation to the vamp in the completed shoe. and if either eyelet is located too near the lower edge of the quarter the quarter will not extend beneath the vamp a sutlicientdistance to enable it to be sewed thereto. It is also desirable that the lowest eyelet on each side of the quarter be located the same distance from the upper edge of the quarter as otherwise one side'of the quarter will be higher than the other in the completed shoe.

l-leietofore the points at which the eyelets are to be attached to the quarter have usuallv been determined as follows:-The eyeletiiig machine operator holds the quarter wrongside up and forces it against a pricking point secured to the work support of the eyeleting machine and thus indicates the point at which the lowermost eyelet of the right-hand side of the upper is to be atftached. Shel then places lthe quarter in the eyeleting machine with the marked point be` neath the eyeleting devices and throws the machine `into operation. v The machine automatically feeds the quarter and sets the eyelets successively upon the right-hand side of the quarter. 'lhe operator then removes the quarter from the machine and folds one 'side over the other so that the upper and lacing slit edges of the -two sides coincide. She then marks the position for the highest and lowest eyelets on the left-hand side ot' the quarter through the highest and lowest eyelets which have been attached to the right-hand side ofthe quarter, and places the quarter inthe machine with the point which has been marked upon the left-handv i' vthe eyelets being attached successively beginning with the highest eyelet. In order to cause the eyelets to be set at the proper points on the quarter by thus marking the quarter, considerable skill and experience 1s required, as the position of the lowest eyelet on the right-hand side of the quarter is marked with the quarter wrongside up, and whileV the lower' edge of the quarter is concealed by the lining and facing strip. 'Although the two sides of the quarter are cut Villustrate a machine embodying a preferred to the same shape and size originally, the lacing slit edges are seldom', if ever, of the same length when the quarter is in condition t0 have the eyelets attached thereto, the two sidesbeing unequally stretched during the sewing operation. The right-hand side of thequarter which is' the side which is first marked and eyeleted is usually the longer and it sometimes happensfor this reason that although-the positions for the lowest eyelet on the right-hand side of the quarter and for the highest eyelet on the left-hand side'of the quarter are properly marked, the position for the lowest eyelet on the left-hand side of the quarter is marked too near' the lower edge. 4

In order to enable thequarter to be readily and. accurately marked-to enable the eyeleting machine operator to set the eyelets in the properposition' thereon and especially the lowest eyelets on each side of the quarter, my invention contemplates. providing a machine comprising a marking device with gages for the lower and lacing slit edges of the quarter to determine the proper position of the quarter with relation to the marking device. The marking devicel is preferably arranged to mark both' sides of the quarter, folded as shown inlfig. 5 of the drawing, at one operation, and the gages are preferably arranged to engage the lacing slit edges of the folded quarter and the lower edge of the left-hand side of the quarter, respectively.

My invention also contemplates providing a machine comprising a marking device with gages for the lower -and lacmg slit edges of the quarter to determine that posir tion of the-quarter with relation to the marking devicel in which the marking device will indicate the point at which the lowest eyelet is to be attached, and with a gage for determining that .position of the quarter.

with relation to the marking device vin which the marking device will indicate the point at which the highest eyelet 'is to be attached, this feature of my invention being partielllarly applicable tothe manufacture of mens shoes, in which'the'upper portion of the quarter is provided with lacing hooks instead of eyelets.

In carrying out my invention 1 broadly a considered any suitable; for m of marking device which will'mark the quarter so as to indicate the point or points at which the eyelet or eyelets are to be secured thereto may be employed, the `device which I prefer to use being an awl or punch which passes through and marks both sides of the quarter at one operation. Also, the gages may be constructed and arranged in any desired `manner to enable the quarter to-be properly pesitioned with relation to the marking device.

In Figs. l, 2, and 3 of the'drawings which form of my invention, l indicates a base plate which is to be secured in any suitable manner in a vertical position upon the framev of an-eyeleting machine, or upon any suitable support. ln lugs projecting from the lower end of the plate-L is pivotally mounted a rod 5 so as to be capable of au oseillatiug movement toward andfrom the plate. A marking device G herein shown as a pointed awl, is secured to the upper end of the rod 5 Icy' means of the set-screw 7. A sleeve 8 surrounds the enlarged upper portion of the rod 5 and projects beyond thel same and'into the plane of or beyond'the point of the marking .device 6. The' upper end ofthe sleeve v8 is closed exceptl for a -central aperture 9 through which the markscrew-threaded y sleeve l0` freely 'rotatable and longitudinallymovable upon the rod 5 below the enlarged upper portionthereof. A coiled spring 11 surrounds the marking device 6 and is interposed between the upper end of the sleeve S andthe Ashouldered upper end of the rod This spring normally holds the sleeve 8v in the position shown in Fig.v Q with relation to thc rod 5, the upward movement of the sleeve underthe force of the spring being limited by the cont-act of the sleeve l0 with the shoulder formed by the enlarged upper portion of the rod. By rotatingthe sleeve 10 in the sleeve 8 the sleeve. S- may be raised or lowered and the surface at the upper end of the sleeve adjusted with relation to the pointl of the marking device' as? may be desired. The sleeve is lockedin'- adjusted position by means of the locking mit l2.

lll() A block 13 is mounted upon the sleeve 8 ing device 6 and the upper end df sleeve 8 and forms a Work support which supports the quarter against the thrust of the marking device 6. The link 14 is pressed upon bythe upper `end of a leaf-spring 16, the tendencyof 'which is to swin the link outwardly upon its pivot into the position indicated in 'Figs 1 and The outward swinging movement of the link 14 is limited by 'the contact of its beveled end 17 with the plate 4.

The normal vposition of the parts so far described is that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In operation the quarter to be marked, folded as indicated in Fig. 5, is placed bet-Ween the upper end of the sleeve 8 and the work supporting surface 15, the position of the quarter being-determined by means of gagesto be hereinafter described. The block '13 is 'then pressed toward the plate 4 thereby swinging the rod 5 upon its pivot. LDuring the movement of the block 13 tow1 rd the plate 4,the block is moved downwardly upon -the sleeve 8 until the work is firmly clamped between the work supporting surface 15 and the 'upper end of the lsleeve 8, andthereafter the sleeve 8 is depressed and the marking device 6 forced through both sides of the folded quarter.V After the quarter has been marked the parts are allowed to return to thevposition shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by gravity and by the force of the spring 16.

The gages which I have provided for de'- tcrmining the position of the quarter with relation to the marking device are indicated at 18, 19, and 20. Of these gages gage 18 is an edge gage and is arranged to engage the lacing slitedges of the folded quarter. This gage is adjustably mounted in the block 1 3 at the rear of the work supporting siii'- face 15 and sleeve 8. The gage 19 as shown consists of a rodadjustably secured in the block 13 above the work supporting surface 15, and projects horizontally therefrom, and then downwardly so that its lower end is slightly below the work supporting surface 15. This gage is arranged to engage the lower edge of the left-hand side of the folded quarter, which side is uppermost when the quarter is placed in the machine. The gage 20 consists of a rod adjustably secured to the block 13 below and to the rear of the upper end of the sleeve 8. This rod extends horizontally. then vertically, then`horizontally Ain a `plane above the work supporting surface 15, and then toward the front of the machine. The arrangement of the gages and the Amanner in which they determine the position of the quarter with relation to the marking device will be understood from an inspection of Fig. 6. Before being inserted in the machine. the quarter is folded as shown in Fig. 5, the top andy lacing slit edges coinciding. The quarter is then placed in the machine as indicated in Fig. G, the

gage 18 engaging theilacing slit edges'of thefolded quarter and the'gage 19 engaging the lower edge of the upper side of the quarter which is the left side in the conipleted shoe. The position of the quarter is.

thus determined by the gages 18 and 19 and when the marking device passes through the two sidesof the'quarter-the marks produced onlboth sides will be at equal distances from t-he upper edge of the quarter. They will also be locatedlat the proper distances from the lacing slit edges andat sufficient distances from the lower edge of the quarter Ato enable the vamp to be secured thereto. In the quarter shown in the drawings the right-hand side is shown as somewhat longer than the leftliand side. It will be evident, however, that the position for the lowest eyelet on each side of the quarter will be properly indicated since tlie gage v19 engages the lower edge of the shorter side of fthe quarter. When the quarter thus marked is placed in the eyeleting machine with the mark indicating the posit-ion of the lowest evelet on the right-hand side of the quarter beneath the eyeleting devices and the machine is thrown into operation, the lowest eyelet will be set in proper position and the other eyelets at uniform distances therefrom. In eyeletingthe left-hand side of the upper the highest eyelet will be set first, and the mark which indicatestlie proper rposition of the lowermost eyelet will enable the operator to manipulate the quarterif necessary so as to cause the lowermost eyelet to be set in this position. The lowest eyelet on each side of the quarter will, therefore, be set at equal distances from the upper edge of the quarter, and at a distance from the lower edge of the ouarter which has been determined by the gage 19 of the marking device.

If it is desired to mark both sides of the quarter at the same distance from the lower edge, the quarter instead of being folded as shown in Fig. 5 may be folded with the lacing slit edges and the lower edges coinciding before being inserted in the machine, and after -being so folded the sides of the quarter may be stretched `to cause the upper edges to coincide. When the quarter is so folded and stretched the marks produced on both sides ofthe quarter will be at 'equal distances from the lower edge as well as from the upper edge of the qua-rter.

If it is desired to mark the quarter to indicate the proper position for the upper eyelets, the folded quarter after having been marked to indicate the position of the lowest eyelet is moved to the left as viewed in Fig. 6 until the gage 20 which extends over the quarter registers with the mark which 1ndicates the position of the` lowest eyelet.. The quarter will then be in a position in which the marking device will mark the quarterto indicate the position of the highest eyelet, since the gage is set at a distance from the marking device equal to the distance between the first and last eyelets.

In the manufacture of ladies shoes fin which the highest eyelet is near the upper edgeof the quarter, the gage 2O will not ordinarily be employed, the position of the highest eyelet on the left-hand side of the quarter. being more easily determined from the upper edge of the-quarter. The gage is, however, of great value in the manufacture of mens shoes in which the upper portion of the quarter'is provided with lacing hooks. In such shoes thevhighes't eyelet is at a considerableV distance from the upper edge of the quarter, and its position cannot be determined therefrom. By the use of the gage 20 both sides of the quarter can be marked to indicate the position of thehighest eyelet.

The marking device 6 is preferably so arranged that its point indents and penetrates both sides of the quarter and thereby provdluces marks which can be easily distinguished. To vary the distance to which the marking device penetrates the quarter, the rod 5 is adjusted longitudinally. To allow it.. to be so adjusted the lower end of the rod passes throughl the pivot pin 2l which is journaled in the lugs projecting from the lower end of the plate 4, and a set screw 22 is providedl which secures the rod to the pivot' pin. j

It will be noted that the work is firmly clamped between the upper end of the sleeve 8 and the work supporting surface 15 before the marking device penetrates the work, and that the marking device is withdrawn from the work before the sleevel 8 and work supporting surface lare separated to release 4the work. All danger of marring the work bybringing it into contactwith the point yof the marking device 6 in placing it in the machine or removing it therefrom is therefore avoided.

In addition to the features above described, the machine shown in the drawings may be and preferably is provided with devices for marking the quarter to indicate the position of the vamp thereon, whereby the vamp can be readily and accurately applied to the quarter during the vamping operation at the proper distance from the lowest eyelets. These marking devices which may be termed vamp markers consist of indenting edges or projections 23 and 24 upon blocks 25 and 26 secured in guideways in the work supporting surface 15 and the upper surface of the sleeve 8. See Figs. 7 and 8. The projections 23 and 24 are arranged in opposition to each other and act to indent the sides of the quarter at the proper distance below the marks which `indicate the position of the lowest eyelets. In order to enable the vamp markers to be adjusted to vary the distance of the marks produced thereby from.

Athe lowest eyelets, the blocks 25 and 26 are rapidly and accurately mark a shoe upper to indicate the points atwhich t-he eyelets are to be attached thereto. By folding f the quarter before marking either sidethe operator is able to determine whether the sidesl are of the same length and can either stretch lthe shorter side or place the quarter in the marking machine with the lower edge of the shorter side beneath or against the gage 19,

so that the mark which indicates the position of theelowest eyelet on the shorter side will be at the proper distance from the lower edge. Furthermore, the marking operation is performed while the lower edge. of` the quarter isin full view ofthe loperator who is thus enabled to determine with accuracy the position of the mark. The mark for the lowesteyelet 011 each side of the quarter and if desired the mark for the highest eyelet on each side is produced before the quarter is placed in the eyeleting machine, so that no marking operation is required during the eyeleting' operation and thequarter can be marked by a separate operator if desired.

Having thus indicated the nature and scope of my invention, and having specifically described the machine embodying a preferred form thereof, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States l 1. A -machine for marking 'shoe uppers, having,'in combination, a workfsupport, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets, a gagefarranged to engage the .lacing slit edges of a folded quarter, and a gage arranged'to engage the lower edge of the shorter side of 'the quarter while the sides of the quarter are in contact with each other and While the lacing4 slit edges of the quarter are' against said first mentioned gage, said marking device and work support being relatively'movable to cause the marking'device to mark both' 4 sides of the quarter while-positioned bysaid gages, substantially-as described.

2. A 'machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device and a work support relatively movable to cause the marking device to mark the work, gages for the lower and lacing slit edgesof the'quarter to determine that position of the quarter in which the marking` device will indicate the position of the lowest eyelet and a gage for determining another position of the quarter.' in which said marking device will indicate the position of the highest eye let, said gages being arranged to allow the quarter to be moved from one position to the means for imparting a sliding 1 .other without being removed from between the marking device and work support, substantially as described. i

3.' A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a work support, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets, a gage arranged to engage the lacing slit edges of a folded quarter, and a gage arranged to engage the lower edge of the upper side of the quarter while the sides of the quarter are in contact with each other and while the lacing slit edges of the quarter are against said first mentioned gage, said marking device and work support being relatively movable to cause the marking device to mark both sides of the quarter While positioned by said gages, substantially as described.

et. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a pivotally mounted rod, a block mounted to slide thereon, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets secured to one of said parts, a work support carried by the other part, said work support and marking device being arranged to provide a passage- Wa to receive the quarter open at the front an on both sides of the marking device, and movement to the block when the rod is osci ated, substantially as described.

5. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, incombination, a pivotally mounted rod,I a block mounted to slide thereon, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets secured to one of said parts, a work support carried by the other part, means for imparting a sliding movement to the block when the rod is oscillated, and means for relatively adjusting the rod and block, substantially as described.

6. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets, a pivotally mounted rod to which the marking device is secured, ablock mounted to slide on said rod provided with a work support and a pivotally mounted link pivoted to the block, said work support and marking device being arranged to provide a passage-Way to receive the quarter open at the front and on bothsides of the marking device, substantially as described.

`7. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a"marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets, a pivotally mounted rod to which the marking device is secured, a block mounted to'slide on said rod provided with a work support, means for imparting a sliding movement to the block when the rod is oscillated, and means for adjusting the rod toward and from the work support, substantially as described.

8. A machine for marking shoe uppers,

having, in combination, a marking device, a pivotally mounted rod to which the marklng device is secured, a block mounted to slide lon said rod provided with a work support, a spring-pressed sleeve surrounding the rod and projecting beyond the marking device, means for adjusting the sleeve, and means for imparting a sliding movement to said block when the rod is-oscillated, substantially as described.

9. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device, a pivotally mounted rod to which the marking device is secured, a block mounted to slide on said rod provided with a work support, a spring-pressed sleeve surrounding the rod and projecting beyond the marking device, and means for imparting a sliding movement to said block when the rod is oscillated, substantially as described.

10. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a pivotally mounted rod, a block mounted to slide thereon, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets secured to o e of said parts, a work support carried by tlie other part, means for imparting a sliding movement to the block when the rod is oscillated,.and gages for the lower and lacing slit edges of the quarter secured to said block to determine the position of the quarter with relation to the marking device, substantially as described.

11. A machine for making shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device to indicate the position of the lowest eyelet on each side of a folded quarter, a. springpressed sleeve surrounding the marking 4device, a work support, and marking devices mounted on the sleeve and work support to indicate the position of the vamp on each side oi the quarter, substantially as described.

12. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device to indicate the positionof the lowest eyelet on the quarter, gages to determine the position of the quarter with relation to said marking device, and a marking device to indicate the position of the vamp on thequarter while the quarter is in the position determined by said, gages, substantially as described.

13. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device to indicate the position of the lowest eyelet on each side of a folded quarter, ages for the lower'and lacing slit edges of t ie quarter to determine the position of the quarter with relation to said marking device, and marking devices to indicate the position of the vamp on each side of the quarter while the quarter is in the position determined by said gages, substantially as described.

14. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device to indicate the position of the lowest eyelet on ing device, substantially7 as described.

15. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets on the quarter, a Work support, and a yielding clamping device extending beyond the marking device, said Work support and marking device being relatively movable to cause the marking device to mark the quarter, substantially as described.

16. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a marking device for indicatingithe position of one or more of the eyelets 011 the quarter, a Work support, a gage for determining t-he position of the quarter With relation to the marking device, and a yielding clamping device extending beyond the marking device, said Work support and marking device being relatively movable to cause the marking-device to mark the quarter, substantially as described.

17. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a movable Work support, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets on the quarter mounted to move With the Work support, a yielding clamping device extending beyond the marking device, and means for -relatively actuating the Work support andy marking device to mark -the quarter during the movement of the work support, Substantially as described. y

18. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a movable Work support, a marking device for indicating the position of one or more of the eyelets on the quarter mounted to move With the Work support, said Work support and marking device being arranged to allow the quarter to be placed between them, and means for relatively actuating the Work supportand the -marking device to mark the quarter during the movement of the Work support, substantially as described.

19. A machine for marking shoe uppers, having, in combination, a movable work support, a marking device for indicating the .position of one or more of the eyelets on the quarter mounted to move With the Work support, a gage for determining the position of the quarter With relation to the marking device mounted to move with the Work support and marking device, and means for' relatively yactuating the Work support and marking device to mark the Work during the movement of the Work support, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiii'x my signature, in presence of t-Wo Witnesses.

FRED A. RUMNEY. Witnesses:

FRED 0. FISH, ALFRED H. HILDRETH. 

